Thailand and Singapore Joined hands in the suppression of illicit drug trafficking under the AITF

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Sunday 24th of May 2015

Thailand and Singapore Joined hands in the suppression of illicit drug trafficking under the AITF

             Thailand and Singapore Joined hands in the suppression of illicit drug trafficking under the AITF On 24 May 2015 the operation was made to arrest 4 offenders with 2.816 kilograms of cocaine carried by a Thai female offender (1st offenders) from Brazil via Singapore International Airport The detail: At 6.30 am. 24 May 2015, the Thai authorities comprise Law Enforcement of ONCB, Customs Drug Suppression Division, Krabi Customs (Krabi Province, Southern Thailand), Suvanrnabhumi Police Narcotics Suppression Unit and the Armed Force Security Center of the Royal Thai Armed Force, cooperated in joint operation and arrested 1 Thai female, 1 Uganda female, 1 Sierra Leone male and 1 Nigerian Male with 2.816 kg. of cocaine concealed in backpack put inside the luggage. This case, the Narcotics Law Enforcement Bureau of ONCB with the cooperation with the aforesaid authorities did joint operation with the cooperation of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) of the Singapore under the ASEAN Airport Interdiction Task Force (AAITF). The modus operandi was that the Thai female (the 1st offender) carried the cocaine from Brazil to transit in Singapore airport and then take the flight to Krabi International Airport. Then caught the bus to Bangkok. Around 5.30 am, she arrived the New South Bus Terminal then checked-in at the Love Resort in Soi On-nuch 90, Prawet Distrcit, Bangkok. Later around 6.30 am., an Uganda female (the 2nd offender) came to get the luggage from the Thai female. The Operation team then made the arrest and the two offenders confessed the same reason that they were hired by Mr. CK and Mr. David. The further investigation was done at Soi On-nuch 90, 2 males were arrested and it was found out that Mr. CK is Mr.Foday Musa Kallay (Seraeone, the 3rd offender) and Mr. David is Mr.Chinedu James Edozie (Nigeran, the 4th offender). The authorities seize all related documents such as their Bank Accounts for further investigation.